Thanks Trotter, found the how to's, one for the clutch should be ok

I have a Haynes manual for the SJ so I'm hoping it should be similar, I've looked online for a few days but drawn a blank, so I'll go with the book

Can anyone point me in the right direction on a tutorial on swapping a Jimny Gearbox. Ive bought a manual on cd but still cant figure out what has got to be removed or how difficult it is. I have took a couple of boxes out, one being a mk2 escort,( repaired with genuine Ford parts for the grand tota...

Thanks for the replies , sounds like 10w40 may be best option

Grego

2004 16v M13A ( ? ) engine and living in the uk...if that helps

Can anybody tell me what engine oil is recommended in the UK?

The manual states 10w30 but my local spares shop says 5w30 according to his guides and they dont keep 10w30.

(5w30 full synth would be good as I have a can in the garage)

TIA, Grego

Thanks for the welcome guys, appreciated. Changed the gbox oil in a hope to quiet it down a bit and drained out only about 200ml. Bought a large syringe type thing from machinemart but the tube wouldn't enter the filler hole, not to mention I couldn't get it to suck up any oil. Eventually managed to...

Have wanted an sj/jimny for far too many years so finally bit the bullet and bought a 04 jimny albeit in need of a few gearbox bearings. Said jimny has covered 16 k miles (with very little gearbox oil) still on original tyres, plenty of scuffs to the paint, but everything else seems ok. Was intendin...